Alcohol misuse among the elderly: An opportunity for prevention

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 166, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1093-1095

  Mathews, Sarah ^b   Oslin, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 70349644422     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09081183     Document Type: Editorial

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